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Unread 07-19-2011, 05:40 PM
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Were you in your v20 on this trip. if in your boat how much fuel did you burn. Were there other boats with you?
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Unread 07-20-2011, 06:26 PM
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...we overnighted 55mi out the other night ....
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You overnighted 55mi out in the Atlantic in a V20 cc?

You got balls...I like balls...

Nice dolphin! Don't get much better than that.
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Unread 07-21-2011, 02:48 PM
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Were you in your v20 on this trip. if in your boat how much fuel did you burn. Were there other boats with you?
We took the 23' Dusky on this one but Ive had mine out there several times. On a nice day she'll burn 38-40gals/+-120mi. Amazingly we didn't see another boat all night long. Ive had some close calls out there at night before and they were all because of AP/collision avoidance while the boats capt was obviously. Literally had a boat do a 90deg turn right at us one time. I had to reach in between the guy drivin the boat and slam the throttles cause I saw red and green ABOVE MY HEAD and our capt didn't!!!! PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS ON WHO YOU CATCH RIDES WITH!!!!!!

Skunk - I like balls too!!........but just my balls j.k. If it were a 100mi I would've done 100mi. Why? cause I love it and I know I can't do this schizz the rest of my life.

I encourage everyone to try it. I have seen some amazing things on overnighters/night runs before and they were all worth it!!!!!
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I encourage everyone to try it. I have seen some amazing things on overnighters/night runs before and they were all worth it!!!!!
crossed the Atlantic 5 times and around S America...seen plenty...

also overnighted in the Hudson canyon in a 42' ...went out in 2-3ft with a great forecast, came back in 8-10 ft with some 12's thrown in... 4 hr run turns into a 10 hr nightmare. A V20 would have sank- no question about it.
Please be careful. Find a buddy with a bigger boat and give him plenty of gas money and invite him on your redfish trips.
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Unread 07-22-2011, 07:18 AM
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I appreciate your concerns but we are very selective about which days we go. I know that anything can happen but the same could be said for life in general.
Besides, most of my friends are broke and the oil companies have pretty much secured the fact that I won't be owning a sportfisher anytime soon........
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Then again........we could run the V20 out 180 miles, run out of fuel, and wait for someone to come along and tow us in.
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